Jennifer Jacobs' Mitzvah Project

Message From Jennifer :

On November 5, 2011, I will become a Bat Mitzvah. My Torah portion involves God telling Abraham to move away from his home to the land that God will show him. During a recent trip to Israel, I was thinking about my mitzvah project. On that trip, I met some Ethiopian Jews and did some work to beautify an absorption center where immigrants live and learn Hebrew after they arrive in Israel. After returning home, I knew that I wanted my mitzvah project to support Ethiopian Jews living in Israel.

The Ethiopian-Israeli Jews, including children, face many challenges. Almost 72% of Ethiopian-Israeli children live below the poverty line, and only 40% of these children are at grade level. The North American Conference on Ethiopian Jewry helps Ethiopian Jews survive in Ethiopia, travel to Israel, and become absorbed into Israeli life. Through NACOEJ, I am participating in a twinning program. My twin is my age, and we have been writing to each other. I hope to meet my twin one day. NACOEJ also sponsors an intensive after-school education program for Ethiopian-Israeli children called Limudiah. Limudiah provides 10-12 extra hours each week in small classes for reading, writing, math, and study skills. This after-school education helps the children perform better in school.

I am raising money to support the Limudiah program. My fundraising goal is $2,800.00, which will pay for two children to participate in Limudiah for one school year. You can donate on this website. Also, I designed wristbands with the words “hope” between the Israeli flag and the Ethiopian flag which I am selling for $3.00 each or $5.00 for two. If you would like to buy wristband(s), please mail me a check (payable to me) to my home. The proceeds from the wristbands will go to Limudiah. If you donate to my website and would like a wristband, please email me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
, and I will send you one.

Please help these Ethiopian-Israeli children receive a better education so that they can be happy, regain their pride, and stop the cycle of poverty. Thank you in advance for your support of my mitzvah project.